TORONTO (February 9, 2010) - Aspiring missionaries, bible translators and linguists may begin studying at Tyndale towards its newest BA degree in linguistics as early as Fall 2010. This program is the result of a partnership between Tyndale University College and Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada.

Tyndale University Academic Dean, Dr. Daniel Scott, says, "I am excited by this new program which will serve our student body and underscore our mission to provide exceptional undergraduate Christian programs."

The Board of Governors  of Tyndale University College & Seminary has announced the appointment of Dr. Gary Nelson as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2010.

In his announcement today, Board Chair, Steven Holmes said, “We conducted an international search and are delighted that Dr. Nelson has accepted our invitation. We look forward to his leadership as we strive to educate and equip young people for the world.  Dr. Nelson understands Tyndale and is committed to lead our faculty, staff, students, alumni and donors toward a shared vision to be one of Canada’s premier universities and seminaries.”

Tyndale University College & Seminary is hosting Kent Annan, who has just come from Port-au-Prince, at a special chapel on Thursday, Jan. 21 at 12:00 pm. He will be speaking on the crisis in Haiti, as well as showing video of the devastation from the earthquake. Kent is co-director of Haiti Partners, an NGO with a focus on improving education in a sustainable fashion for the people of Haiti, and has served the people of Haiti since 2003.

On Thursday, November 5th, Tyndale, in conjunction with the UJA of Greater Toronto for the 29th Annual Holocaust Education Week, hosted the Toronto premiere of Time Apart: A History of Hope. This award-winning documentary film, rooted in the personal lives of the filmmakers, Rachel Bower and John Brown, takes on the journey of a Holocaust survivor who never gave up hope of reuniting with family after the 2nd World War.

After the screening, the audience was able to ask questions of the Filmmakers, as well as the movie's score composer, Josh Brown.

As Tyndale has grown as a university, there is a stature associated with such growth. As such, Tyndale is pleased to announce that one of its university students, Sandra Jordan, was awarded an in-course award from the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation, a national organization that has distributed thousands of awards since its creation of in-course awards in 2003.

This award, from the Foundation’s Millennium Excellence Award Program, is the last cohort of awards to be given by the foundation, which will cease its activities at the end of 2009.

Tyndale Seminary is hosting a full-day preaching workshop on Friday, September 25, 2009. The workshop, taking place from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, will look at preaching in the postmodern world.

The special speaker will be Michael Duduit. Michael is the founding publisher and editor of Preaching magazine. He is also the founding Dean of the new Graduate School of Ministry and Professor of Christian Ministry at Anderson University in Anderson, SC.

The event will take place in the Van Norman Worship & Study Centre at Tyndale Seminary.